News tagged with youth
Bullies may enjoy seeing others in pain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Unusually aggressive youth may actually enjoy inflicting pain on others, research using brain scans at the University of Chicago shows.
Family problems affect African-American children more than other races
Nov 06, 2008 |
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It is a common belief that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize their problems, turning to violence against people or property. A new study in the Journal of Marital an ...
Youth from poor neighborhoods 4 times more likely to attempt suicide
Oct 24, 2008 |
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Youth in their late teens who live in poor neighbourhoods are four times more likely to attempt suicide than peers who live in more affluent neighbourhoods, according to a new study from Canada's Université de Montréal and ...
Providing in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants increases college enrollment
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Undocumented youth are not likely to go to college. Usually they do not qualify for financial aid and often come from low-income families with little ability to pay college tuition. A new study in the Journal of Policy An ...
15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth
Sep 12, 2008 |
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A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.
Depression common among Rwandan youth who head households
Sep 02, 2008 |
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More than half of orphaned youth age 12 to 24 who head households in rural Rwanda meet criteria for depression, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Economic and social disadvantage can affect young citizens' voter turnout
Aug 27, 2008 |
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A study recently published in the Journal of Social Issues illustrates how certain disadvantages experienced in adolescence, such as early pregnancy, dropping out of high school, being arrested, or going to an underprivileged school ...
Researches link tobacco industry's marketing to youth smoking
Aug 21, 2008 |
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking ...
Study: Common wisdom about troubled youth falls apart when race considered
Jul 21, 2008 |
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One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to new research.
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